1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 2, 1926 (1926-11-02)

Nominee John Fisher Eugene C. Bonniwell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,102,823 365,280 Percentage 73.35% 24.29%

County results Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bonniwell:      40–50%

Governor before election Gifford Pinchot Republican Elected Governor John Fisher Republican

The 1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1926. Republican incumbent Gifford Pinchot was term-limited and constitutionally ineligible for a second consecutive term in office. Former banking commissioner John Fisher defeated Democratic judge Eugene C. Bonniwell to become governor of Pennsylvania.

Edward E. Beidleman, Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr., and John K. Tener unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Edward E. Beidleman, former state senator from Harrisburg and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania
• John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissioner
• Thomas W. Phillips Jr., U.S. representative from Butler
• John K. Tener, former governor

Results

Republican primary results

  Fisher

•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

  Beidleman

•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%

  Phillips

•   40%–50%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stuchell Fisher	652,944	46.11
	Republican	Edward E. Beidleman	634,521	44.81
	Republican	Thomas W. Phillips Jr.	76,230	5.38
	Republican	John K. Tener	52,272	3.69
	Write-in		40	0.00
Total votes			1,416,007	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Eugene C. Bonniwell, judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and nominee in 1918
• William E. E. Porter
• Samuel E. Shull, nominee in the 1922 United States Senate election

Results

Democratic primary results

  Bonniwell

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%

  Shull

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   90%–100%

  Porter

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%
    90%–100%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	62,302	35.77
	Democratic	Samuel E. Shull	61,692	35.42
	Democratic	William E. E. Porter	48,877	28.06
	Write-in		1,313	0.75
Total votes			174,184	100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissioner
• George L. Pennock

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	George L. Pennock	3,445	68.93
	Prohibition	John Stuchell Fisher	1,289	25.79
	Write-in		264	5.28
Total votes			4,998	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Eugene C. Bonniwell, judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and nominee in 1918 (Democratic)
• Julian P. Hickok (Commonwealth Land)
• H. W. Hicks (Workers)
• John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissioner (Republican)
• George L. Pennock (Prohibition)
• John W. Slayton, labor organizer and perennial candidate (Socialist)

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stuchell Fisher	1,102,823	73.35
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	365,280	24.29
	Prohibition	George L. Pennock	19,524	1.30
	Socialist	John W. Slayton	11,795	0.78
	Workers	H. W. Hicks	3,256	0.22
	Commonwealth Land	Julian P. Hickok	922	0.06
	N/A	Others	68	0.01
Totals			1,503,600	100.00%